Burnaby Now May 12 2017

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Motherhood unfolds at gallery

Was it ‘voter revenge’?

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Rovers ready for debut

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ELECTION 2017

Two city civic seats left vacant Will there be byelections held? By Tereza Verenca and Cornelia Naylor

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Burnaby school trustee Katrina Chen, left, is the NDP MLA-elect for Burnaby-Lougheed. NDP colleague Coun. Anne Kang, right, won the seat in Burnaby-Deer Lake. It’s unknown at this time what will happen to their two vacant civic seats and whether a byelection will be held. More information should be forthcoming in the next couple of weeks.

The fate of two Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) municipal seats is up in the air after Tuesday’s provincial election. While uncertainty still reigns about the overall outcome of the vote, it’s clear Coun. Anne Kang and school board trustee Katrina Chen are headed to the B.C. legislature as NDP MLAs for Burnaby-Deer Lake and BurnabyLougheed, respectively. That leaves the all-BCA city council and school board with decisions to make. Only provincial cabinet ministers are actually barred from holding office in other areas, according to Burnaby school district secretary-treasurer Russell Horswill, but Chen is unlikely to remain an active member of the board. “I don’t think it’s her intention to have both jobs,” Horswill told Continued on page 8

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Search called off for missing member of family

Bodies of the husband and son ofYu Ling Zhang of Burnaby were found in a submerged car in Richmond

By Cornelia Naylor

cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Police have called off the search for a missing 36-year-old Burnaby woman whose husband and four-year-old son were found dead Tuesday. Ming Dong Xu, 38, his

wife,Yu Ling Zhang, 36, and their four-year-old son, Garrick were reported missing on Monday. An investigation led to Mitchell Island in Richmond where Xu worked, according to Burnaby RCMP, and police found their submerged car near

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the island on Tuesday. The RCMP underwater recovery team pulled the car out and found Garrick’s body inside, while Xu’s body was located nearby. Police then searched along the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond

for Zhang, but called off the operation by Thursday. “There’s tide; there’s river current. The chance of locating her is very slim,” Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Daniela Panesar told the NOW. Police have notified the port authority, she said, in

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the event Zhang’s body is found by boaters or anyone else on or by the river. Foul play isn’t suspected, according to police, but the investigation, including a mechanical inspection of the vehicle, is ongoing. The family was last seen

at about 3 p.m. on Sunday and was reported missing when they didn’t return home as expected. Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to call RCMP at 604-294-7922 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).

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